GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |